Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Aesop and Ananse: Animal Fables and Trickster Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners complete compare and contrast activities dealing with fables and trickster tales to determine how each uses animals to portray human characteristics, specifically strengths and weaknesses, as well as pass wisdom from one...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Railroad Bill, A Conjure Man"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create questions to ask the poet, Ishmael Reed about his poetry. After the poet speaks, students are broken into groups and are to analyze a poem and report back to the class on their findings.